Oath of mail contractors and carriers
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Title
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Oath of mail contractors and carriers
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Description
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Certificate of oath of mail contractors and carriers signed by James H. Robinson, sworn before the justice of the peace in Chowan County, North Carolina. Robinson's route (#13095) stretched from Elizabeth City to Williamston.
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Coverage
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Letter carriers - North Carolina - Chowan County (N.C).
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Creator
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Unknown
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Date
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1880 - 08- 06
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Format
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PDF
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Identifier
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CSAOB-I-12
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Source
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William Badham Papers
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East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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ECU Digital Collections
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Subject
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Letter carriers - North Carolina - Chowan County
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Chowan County, (N.C.)
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Type
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Factual
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Original Format
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Certificate
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Physical Dimensions
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20cm x 25cm
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extracted text
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(No. 2006.)
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* Insert “contractor” or “carrier,” as the case may be.
{==> The person who takes the oath should sign his name above the Magistrate's certificate.
One oath to be signed by a contractor, and one by each carrier employed.
Oath of the Mail Carriers Transcription
(No. 2006.)
CERTIFICATE OF THE OATH OF MAIL CONTRACTORS AND CARRIERS.
REQUIRED BY ACT OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 5, 1874
I, James H. Robinson, being “employed in the care, custody, and conveyance of the mail” (as*
Carriers) on Route No. 13095 from Elizabeth City to Williamston, State of North Carolina, do
swear that I will faithfully perform all duties required of me, and abstain from everything
forbidden by the laws in relation to the establishment of the Post Office and Post Roads within
the United States; and that I will honestly and truly account for and pay over any moneys
belonging to the said United States which may come into my possession or control; and I also
further swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States: SO HELP ME GOD.
Nikias
J.R. M. Curdy
James H. Robinson
Sworn before the subscriber, W.E. Bond a Justice of the Peace for the Count of Chowan, this 6th
day of August, A.D. 1880; and I also certify that the person above named is above the age of
sixteen years to the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. E. Bond J.P.
